Vehicle-tire.



J. O. HULLIN GS.

VEHICLE TIRE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

Wnesses: III

M44417 4144 l J UNITED STATES PATENT carton.

JOHN C. HOLDINGSv OF BOSTON, 'MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FLORA S. ALDEN, O1 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

1,063,972. Specification of Letters Patent Patent ed J u no 10. 1913.

Application filed Kay 8, 1912. Serial No. 695.873.

Be it known that I, JOHN C; lloLmNos, a where he wires are (UH-rod or coated with citiaen of the United States, and a resident another material: and Figs. 7. H and i how of Boston, county of Suffolk, Statebt' Mas modified l (ll'lli oi the intention. sachusetts, (whose post otlicc address is 91') Referring to the drawings and tirst to the Pinckney street, Boston, Mass.) fhavc inmodification shown in l igs. l to 5, in -lusiru vented an Improvement in Vehicle'-Tires, of. the tire member I is composed of resilient which the following description, in conneo lilunionts preferably steel wires. such as tion with the accompanying drawings, is a piano wires. these being interwoven to pro To all whom it may concern." r l prcssion; Fig. (3 is a detail showing a fabric l i 10 Specification, like characters on the drawings duce a tubular fabric member. This tubnrepresenting'like parts. lar member when applied to the vehicle This invention relates to tires, being more wheel rim 2 wrapped around the same and particularly intended to provide an imthen compressed in a longitudinal direction proved, relatively inexpensive, but durable, so that the wires are crowded toward or 15 tire member which may be embodied in the against one another, closing or partly closform of a complete tire in itself or in the ing the meshes so that they assume some form of a protective outer shoe or as a linsuch form as is shown in Fig. 5. This at the ing or reinforcement for an outer tire memsame time contracts the tubular member in her, the latter of rubber or other material. l a longitudiiml direction, while expanding it 20 In carrying out my invention I employ a transversely. The ends of the tubular memfabric composed of interwoven resilient filaher which is thus contracted and compressed ments such, for example, as strands of steel about the tire rim are joined together in any wire, these being interwoven so as to produce a relatively resilient or yielding fabric. 96 A tire member formed of such fabric is then compressed in a longitudinal direction so as suitable manner as by welding the same to form a closed annular tire member. The tire member with its interwoven-wires thus placed under longitudinal compression is held in this state of condition upon the rim to crowd together the wires or other filaby any suitable means, such as the metallic i meats; Contracting the fabric lengthwise the l tread of the tire, while expanding it laterl retaining ring 4 which is passed through so ally. In this condition the'membe'r is then i the tube and drawn tight about the rim, applied to the Wheel in such fashion as to I while its ends are welded together to so be there maintained and held under comcurely hold the compressed tube in; position. 'pression, thereby producing fromalightand This may he assisted b other retaining resilient fabric a stron and firm tire, remeans, the entire seat of the tube, if desired,

35 scmbling very closely in its combined re being brazed to the. rim 2. The longitudinal .siliency and firmness the qualities of an in compression of the fabric tends to crowd the flatedpneumatic tire; The stitiness of the wires into a position more nearly transverse tire can be varied by varying the sizeand the tread of the tire to force each one of the strcngthof the wires and the dog on of cominterwoven wires into a position where it is 4-0 pressidn' applied to the fabric. more or loss bowed outwardly relatively to -9 'My invention will be best understood by the tread of the tire and where it. tends to reference to the following description when remain in that position under-the comprestaken inconnection with the accompanying I sion strain and reason of the crowding illustration showing one specific form theroand support effected bv' the adjacent. mcin- 45 of,'while its scope will be more particularly i bers of the fabric. This converts the fabric pointed out in the appendedclaims. into a continuous resilient surface having a In the drawings: Figure 1 illustrates a .much higher degree of resiliency than the section of a tire member before-application fabric in its original condition. By varyto the yeh cle wheel, embodying one form of big the compression the resiliency and sti'it- 60 the invention; F1 2 shows a. vehicle wheel ness of the tire can be varied andlw incrcas- 05 with the tire applied thereto;'Fi 3 is a sec-v ing the size of the Wires a tire may be protion taken through the tire an the Wheel due/ed capable ofsustaining the heaviest. run Flg. .4 is an enlargeddetail showing loads.- 7' 1 it he fabr c before compression; Fi 5 is a In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a portion ofa 56 similar VHW showing the fabric a. tcrcoin-l tire fabric similar to that di losed in Figs.

' 'l'ln' resilient? and xtill'ne s l to 5, inclusive, wherein the wire or other filaments are covered with a coating 5 of :nne other material, ant-h as rubber, which, when the fabric is compressed as described, forms a substantial ('ltiSlll't for the meahes between the \virex and also rovides a good triet-ional grip for the tire tread.

in Fig. 7 there is .-ho\\n another nruli '-ation wherein the woven wire t'abric represeated at C is applied to the inner snrlnte of an ordinar rubber tire shoe 7, the latter being applied to the vehii-le rim in u ual or any suitablemanner. The wire 'l ab rie niember 6 is held in the ahee uuder longitudinal rompresflon so as to erowd the wire.-; to-

member being held in position within the shoe by any huitable meanF. Preferably the. l abrio is plaeed under eompresy on and in this eondition is vnleauized to the inner snrfare of the shoe so that it is permanently retained in that condition and forms an integral part of the shoe and may be re moved or replaeed Willi the shoe at will. in this form the eompre.-:-rd l'aba-i :m tuber a ti'ords the required re ilieney rustomarily provided b v the inner tube.

tn the form shown in liig. St the wire t'abrio member 9 is employed a the ahoe itselt to proteetthe inllateil inner tube the latter being of usual eonatrn -tion. ln this liorm the wire 't'abrie is held under rompresaion in any suitable way. In the Ll'ornl illustrated large wires or rods. it) are em plnyed the fabric being originallywoven with the, wires looped about the rods 10 so that; the fabric is pernia'ln-ntly attached thereto. The fabric is then eompressed as previously described upon the rods them selves and the latter being bentinto hoo t'orm, their ends are welded together aml adjacentenda of the t abrir. member also united a5 by welding. 'lhiq provides a wire l'alirio shoe with the l'abrii: under longituali nal ('olnpression .vhii'h (all he slipped into position on the rim and elamped by means of the attached rods 1H) and a rlainp, or the rods may be welded in position-on the rim. ot the tire mem la-r fl may be llliltlt sulli 'ient. to obviat th v need of the inner shoe 9 and the latter, if desired, may be omitted, the wire fabric member, however, being attached as illustrated in Fig. 8, but NlVll'lQ tlieisame function as the tire member 1 in Fig. 2.

Fig, 9 shows a construction similar to Fig. 7. the. wire tabrie member 12 being vuleanized while under ci'nnpression upon the outer surface of the rubber shoe 13. thereby providing therequired resilienev'for the tire.

The invention may be embodied in various other tor-ms and modifications, but the foregoing will be s ullieient to illustrate the prim i-ipies thereof. it being evident that the invention is not limited to the details or partiealar 't'orm diselosed but that extensive deviationy may be made therelrom without departing: from the essenee oi the invention.

l. vehirie tire having a hoe formed of ilh i rie ol the shoe being held under longitudinal rompri n to abornmally eontraet the ilimi-n.- i m ot. the 'l'alirie. lengthwise the tread and expand it tr; .;-,rer. rel v the tread.

'18 A vehiele tire having a fabric member manpostalol? int rwoven wire the tabrie. being held under longituilinal eompression to abnormally erowd the wires together.

:3. A vehicle tire having a fabric member i-oniporrd'ot' interwoven re ilientfilaments and means for holding the :t'abrie member n the rim ot' the vehicle wheel under longitudinal eompri. ion whereby the dimension of the -t'abrie lengthwise the. tread is eontraeted and its transverse dimension e.'\ panded.

A vehiole tire. having a tire l'abrie member (HHHPUrHfl ol' looszelv interwoven wire, the. l'al rie being held under longitudinal (ourpzrssion lo .iluiormallv rrowd the. \virm tn gether.

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